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The Hindu Crossword No. 9399

Across

 2 Carbohydrate stiffener (6)

 7 Bachelor quiet at a party (4)

 9 Ahead of time, like a nobleman? (4)

10 Alter rim cast on a chest of drawers for non-elective government officials (13)

12 Shrivelled with age and depleted of moisture (5,2)

13 Accept as true to be in contradiction with five head elements (7)

15 Tax one in a passenger car (4)

17 Cut back the growth of a dried plum (5)

18 Turn back at the French with a short story (4)

19 Gifts bestowed on a very big ship (7)

21 Central theme found inside Turkey notes (7)

23 Selling by phone a different milk tree agent (13)

27 A slight indication of an even chain net (4)

28 Reel backwards with a sneering look (4)

29 Do not accept discarded food (6)

Down

 1 Aggressive remark directed to the Queen by a hairdresser (6)

 2 The act of decreasing in length the fat used in baked goods (10)

 3 Initially, a round embankment around a part of a surface (4)

 4 Greek letter with the elegant and the stylish (4)

 5 One led backwards to a shop selling salads (4)

 6 The highest quality of five articles left in the ancient stages (8)

 8 It cuts a dashing figure (5)

11 Prime letters in the United States for referees in a sports competition (7)

13 Degree no good for a king all right, in Thailand city (7)

14 In time for big return of article of the French is difficult to define (10)

16 Bachelor turns at public act of violence back at slaughterhouse (8)

20 Ballroom dance found in Assam banquets (5)

22 Turn at girl guide’s editor bearing a label (6)

24 Dead after the expected time (4)

25 Steal note end to obtain a garment (4)

26 Even red car put a light brown colour (4)

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